Northern Michigan Elects ‘Christian-Buddhist’ Bishop

Posted on March 3, 2009 
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Bp Kevin Thew Forrester, Northern MichiganNews from last week:

The Diocese of Northern Michigan elected the Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester as bishop Feb. 21 at a special diocesan convention. … The announcement of Fr. Forrester’s nomination sparked controversy last month because he is also a practicing Buddhist and said he had received Buddhist “lay ordination”  and was “walking the path of Christianity and Zen Buddhism together.” …

– from The Living Church. Other details from the Diocese of Northern Michigan. (Photo: Episcopal News Service.)